Flags at half-staff for airman killed in Afghanistan

Staff Sgt. Timothy P. Davis during parachute readiness training. Sergeant Davis died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan Feb. 20, 2009. He was assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Flags are flying at half-staff across the state Friday in memory of Air Force Staff Sgt. Timothy P. Davis.

Gov. Chris Gregoire ordered state agencies to lower the flag in honor of the 28-year-old who grew up in Montesano. Davis was killed Feb. 20 by a roadside bomb in Bagram, Afghanistan.

A memorial service will be held Saturday for Davis at Montesano High School. He is survived by his wife, Meagan, of Spokane, and a 1-year-old son, his mother Sally Sheldon of Aberdeen and father Mike Davis of Ocean Shores.

(Editor’s note: An earlier Air Force photo has been removed and the correct file has replaced it.)